P Orel Hershiser #55
Age: 42 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
12/27/2000
OA: 52 POT: 52
P OREL HERSHISER #55 - AGE: 42 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 41 41 42 41
Movement 61 61 61 61
Control 62 61 63 62
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 43 43
Curveball 49 49
Changeup 45 45
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 89-91 Mph
Stamina 14
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 79
Defense 30
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 57
Stealing Ability: 94
Baserunning Inst.: 51
Sacrifice Bunt: 92
Bunt for Hit: 26
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Meat and potatoes.
High: Loyalty
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:09/16/1958
Born in:Buffalo, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:16 Years, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:16 Years, None
Pro Service:19 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1978, 14th Pick in Round 1
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1981 Kansas City - XFBL 22 61 0 12 2 7 2.65 118.2 87 42 35 3 56 87 0 0 1.21 .251 3.02 2.0 141
1982 Kansas City - XFBL 23 79 0 12 13 14 2.78 139.1 115 53 43 8 65 107 0 0 1.29 .266 3.45 2.1 146
1983 Kansas City - XFBL 24 45 11 7 9 12 3.74 98.2 88 49 41 10 40 59 0 0 1.30 .248 4.22 0.5 106
1984 Kansas City - XFBL 25 68 0 10 18 20 3.69 95.0 98 44 39 7 31 68 0 0 1.36 .316 3.17 2.3 109
1985 Kansas City - XFBL 26 39 0 10 4 11 2.30 54.2 42 14 14 2 14 43 0 0 1.02 .255 2.55 2.0 175
1985 Montreal - XFBL 26 22 0 3 1 10 2.01 22.1 22 5 5 0 3 16 0 0 1.12 .319 2.23 0.8 177
1985 Total - XFBL 26 61 0 13 5 21 2.22 77.0 64 19 19 2 17 59 0 0 1.05 .274 2.46 2.9 176
1986 Montreal - XFBL 27 50 0 5 4 28 2.40 48.2 43 14 13 3 17 41 0 0 1.23 .284 3.00 1.3 166
1987 Montreal - XFBL 28 73 0 12 9 18 3.52 102.1 112 47 40 7 28 70 0 0 1.37 .313 3.58 1.9 124
1988 Montreal - XFBL 29 73 0 4 6 38 2.51 75.1 71 25 21 7 18 40 0 0 1.18 .263 3.90 0.2 150
1989 Montreal - XFBL 30 67 0 2 8 24 3.28 79.2 76 30 29 7 27 44 0 0 1.29 .274 3.92 -0.1 110
1990 Montreal - XFBL 31 66 0 6 6 29 2.31 74.0 77 21 19 3 22 74 0 0 1.34 .351 2.44 2.4 156
1991 Chicago - XFBL 32 81 0 7 9 20 3.00 81.0 76 34 27 5 36 35 0 0 1.38 .262 4.01 -0.1 124
1992 Chicago - XFBL 33 66 0 4 2 22 2.30 70.1 61 22 18 5 21 42 0 0 1.17 .255 3.81 0.4 166
1993 Chicago - XFBL 34 35 0 5 5 10 4.41 32.2 40 19 16 4 12 16 0 0 1.59 .308 4.81 -0.3 92
1993 Atlanta - XFBL 34 28 0 1 2 1 5.00 27.0 33 16 15 1 4 19 0 0 1.37 .348 2.50 0.8 84
1993 Total - XFBL 34 63 0 6 7 11 4.68 59.2 73 35 31 5 16 35 0 0 1.49 .325 3.77 0.5 88
1994 Atlanta - XFBL 35 76 0 5 3 6 3.48 77.2 81 33 30 5 28 40 0 0 1.40 .303 3.90 0.9 129
1995 Colorado - XFBL 36 28 0 2 0 0 4.88 31.1 34 20 17 2 15 17 0 0 1.56 .320 4.03 0.3 92
1995 Atlanta - XFBL 36 30 0 2 2 1 7.07 28.0 47 23 22 2 16 17 0 0 2.25 .421 4.14 0.2 60
1995 Montreal - XFBL 36 3 0 0 0 0 9.82 3.2 5 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1.64 .308 7.50 -0.1 43
1995 Total - XFBL 36 61 0 4 2 1 6.14 63.0 86 47 43 5 32 34 0 0 1.87 .368 4.28 0.3 71
1996 St. Louis - XFBL 37 59 0 2 2 0 6.86 59.0 89 48 45 4 29 33 0 0 2.00 .392 4.30 0.3 64
Total XFBL 1049 11 111 105 271 3.36 1319.1 1297 563 493 86 483 868 0 0 1.35 .293 3.55 17.5 120
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1978 Billings - BC 19 2 2 0 1 0 7.45 9.2 12 8 8 1 9 6 0 0 2.17 .367 5.83 -0.0 58
1979 San Jose - WDL 20 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 2.12 0.1 999
1979 Omaha - AAA 20 39 11 6 6 10 4.38 98.2 104 56 48 8 67 48 0 0 1.73 .287 4.74 -0.2 91
1980 Omaha - AAA 21 30 30 5 12 0 4.97 143.0 140 84 79 12 69 77 0 0 1.46 .279 4.37 0.9 77
Total AA 69 41 11 18 10 4.73 241.2 244 140 127 20 136 125 0 0 1.57 .282 4.52 81.7
Total PINL 2 2 0 1 0 7.45 9.2 12 8 8 1 9 6 0 0 2.17 .367 5.83 57.7
Total SOB 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 2.12 999.0
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1985 Montreal - XFBL 26 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 3.20 0.0 999
1986 Montreal - XFBL 27 4 0 0 1 2 1.93 4.2 4 1 1 0 1 5 0 0 1.07 .308 1.46 0.2 207
1987 Montreal - XFBL 28 2 0 0 0 1 6.00 3.0 4 2 2 1 0 3 0 0 1.33 .333 5.45 -0.0 73
1988 Montreal - XFBL 29 6 0 1 1 1 3.38 8.0 10 3 3 0 1 6 0 0 1.38 .385 1.87 0.3 111
1993 Atlanta - XFBL 34 3 0 0 0 0 8.10 3.1 8 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 2.70 .500 2.50 0.1 52
Total XFBL 16 0 1 2 4 4.19 19.1 26 9 9 1 3 15 0 0 1.50 .385 2.46 96.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1981 Kansas City - XFBL P 60 0 6 19 1 27 2 .926 118.2 1.90 +0.9 1.049
1982 Kansas City - XFBL P 79 0 6 12 0 22 4 .818 139.1 1.16 +0.6 1.038
1983 Kansas City - XFBL P 45 11 6 6 0 14 2 .857 98.2 1.09 +0.2 .929
1984 Kansas City - XFBL P 66 0 0 8 1 8 0 1.000 95.0 0.76 +1.6 1.039
1985 Kansas City - XFBL P 38 0 3 5 1 9 1 .889 54.2 1.32 -0.1 1.037
1985 Montreal - XFBL P 22 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 22.1 0.40 +0.9 1.037
1986 Montreal - XFBL P 50 0 4 3 0 8 1 .875 48.2 1.29 +0.0 .973
1987 Montreal - XFBL P 72 0 3 6 0 10 1 .900 102.1 0.79 -0.2 .983
1988 Montreal - XFBL P 73 0 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 75.1 1.08 +0.9 1.018
1989 Montreal - XFBL P 66 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 79.2 0.45 +2.2 1.360
1990 Montreal - XFBL P 66 0 1 7 0 8 0 1.000 74.0 0.97 +0.8 1.028
1991 Chicago - XFBL P 80 0 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 81.0 0.89 -0.0 1.028
1992 Chicago - XFBL P 66 0 1 9 0 10 0 1.000 70.1 1.28 +0.2 1.020
1993 Chicago - XFBL P 35 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 32.2 1.38 +0.3 1.044
1993 Atlanta - XFBL P 27 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 27.0 0.67 -0.3 1.044
1994 Atlanta - XFBL P 75 0 7 3 2 11 1 .909 77.2 1.16 -1.1 .738
1995 Atlanta - XFBL P 30 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 28.0 0.96 +0.4 1.984
1995 Montreal - XFBL P 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 3.2 4.91 -0.1 .992
1995 Colorado - XFBL P 28 0 0 7 0 7 0 1.000 31.1 2.01 +0.6 .992
1996 St. Louis - XFBL P 58 0 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 59.0 0.92 -0.5 1.239
TOTAL P 1039 11 47 115 5 174 12 .931 1319.1 1.11 +7.2 1.033
PLAYER HISTORY
06/02/1978 Drafted in the 1978 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 14, 14th overall pick) by the Kansas City Royals.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 49 (62); Movement: 45 (86); Control: 22 (68).
04/04/1979 Named the #73 prospect in the XFBL
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 48 (57); Movement: 61 (87); Control: 33 (63).
04/09/1980 Named the #100 prospect in the XFBL
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 59 (60); Movement: 65 (80); Control: 42 (76).
05/10/1981 Injured (Rotator cuff strain), out for 4 weeks.
05/30/1981 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks.
07/01/1981 Wins the XFBL AL Rookie of the Month Award.
11/29/1981 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $22,600 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 61 (61); Movement: 77 (82); Control: 49 (76).
11/13/1982 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $23,800 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 61 (61); Movement: 77 (80); Control: 60 (76).
04/26/1983 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for one week.
05/28/1983 Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for one week.
08/14/1983 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for one week.
11/13/1983 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $46,000.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 61 (61); Movement: 77 (80); Control: 64 (76).
08/01/1984 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/05/1984 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/11/1984 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $139,200.
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 61 (61); Movement: 81 (81); Control: 78 (78).
04/22/1985 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/14/1985 Was selected to the 1985 X Factor Baseball League All-Star Game.
07/15/1985 Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Montreal Expos, along with RP Frank Viola, in exchange for C Troy Afenir, CF Luis Medina, 2B Greg Briley, RP Jose Dominguez, and a 3rd round draft pick.
11/08/1985 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $618,000 with the Montreal Expos organization.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 61 (61); Movement: 80 (80); Control: 80 (80).
07/13/1986 Was selected to the 1986 X Factor Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 59 (60); Movement: 78 (78); Control: 77 (77).
11/17/1987 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $1,020,000 with the Montreal Expos organization.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 61 (61); Movement: 99 (99); Control: 68 (69).
07/10/1988 Was selected to the 1988 X Factor Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/22/1988 Finished 2nd in 1988 XFBL NL Reliever of the Year Award voting.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 96 (96); Control: 68 (68).
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 92 (92); Control: 69 (69).
07/01/1990 Wins the XFBL NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/08/1990 Was selected to the 1990 X Factor Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/20/1990 Rejected the Montreal Expos qualifying offer.
11/22/1990 Became a free agent.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 95 (95); Control: 73 (73).
01/29/1991 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $5,879,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 95 (95); Control: 73 (73).
08/07/1992 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 59 (59); Movement: 96 (96); Control: 72 (72).
07/12/1993 Was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for SP Bill Swift, 3B Sergio Velasquez, and CL Jeff Davis.
08/04/1993 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,500,000 with the Atlanta Braves organization.
08/19/1993 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 59 (59); Movement: 93 (93); Control: 73 (73).
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 59 (59); Movement: 95 (95); Control: 74 (74).
06/12/1995 Was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Montreal Expos, along with C Todd Zeile and a 1st round draft pick, in exchange for SP Marcos Cortez, RP Heath Haynes, RP Ken Patterson, RF Mike D Young, a 3rd round draft pick, and a 6th round draft pick.
06/19/1995 Was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Colorado Rockies, along with SP David Alvarez, RP Guillermo Perez, and RP Steve Wolf, in exchange for a 1st round draft pick.
11/19/1995 Became a free agent.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 49 (49); Movement: 89 (89); Control: 63 (63).
02/03/1996 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $280,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
11/21/1996 Became a free agent.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 43 (43); Movement: 90 (90); Control: 65 (65).
10/30/1997 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1981 61 7
1982 79 1
1984 68 3
1987 73 10
1988 73 4
1989 67 9
1990 66 10
1991 81 6
1994 76 5
Year L Rank
1984 18 6
Year SV Rank
1982 14 9
1984 20 7
1986 28 1
1987 18 4
1988 38 1
1989 24 8
1990 29 7
1991 20 9
Year HLD Rank
1981 9 1
1982 9 1
1984 2 10
1994 15 6
Year WP Rank
1987 10 4
Year RA Rank
1981 61 7
1982 79 1
1984 68 3
1987 73 10
1988 73 4
1989 67 9
1990 66 10
1991 81 6
1994 76 5
Year GF Rank
1982 45 2
1984 56 3
1986 45 3
1987 47 2
1988 62 1
1989 51 6
1990 52 7
1991 51 8
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